Sing After Me

Written by	Sam Pottle and Tony Geiss
Date	1977
Publisher	Sesame Street Inc.

Sesame Street Sing After Me

"Sing After Me" as performed by Ernie and Elmo.

Madeline Kahn tells Grover to "Sing After Me".

Marilyn Horne and Ruthie.

"Sing After Me" was first performed on Sesame Street by Madeline Kahn and Grover in 1977. It is an echo song, where the first singer croons a verse and the other performer repeats it.

Versions

• Madeline Kahn and Grover
• Ruthie and Marilyn Horne (EKA: Episode 3298)
• Ruthie and Wolfgang the Seal sing the song in a talent show act called the "Laughing Seal Duet" (EKA: Episode 3499)
• Bob and the Kids (EKA: Episode 3956)
• Ernie and Elmo (EKA: Episode 3983)
  • This is a rare example of Elmo referring to himself as "I" and "me" instead of replacing the song lyrics to do so in the third person.
• Telly and Joshua Bell on the tuba and violin, respectively (First: Episode 3994)
• Big Bird (albums and Evening at Pops appearance)
• Elmo, Zoe and Bob sing it in Episode 4020.[cite]
• Horatio Elephant sings a variation in Episode 4136
• Elmo and Ieniemienie as Wees Mijn Echo
• Pancho and Isabel Lascuráin on Plaza Sésamo.

Releases

Audio (Grover and Madeline's version)

• The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street (1979)
• Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)

Audio (Big Bird's version)

• Sesame Street Sing-Along! (1982)
• The Best of Big Bird (1983)

Video (Grover and Madeline's version)

• Sing Along (1987)
• Old School: Volume 2 (2007)

Online

• Sesamestreet.org
  • Original version Template:SSvideo
  • Remake with Ernie and Elmo Template:SSvideo

Publications

• The Sesame Street Songbook (1992 edition only)

See also

• Grover Songs